Spotted on the Glossop website this week was news that as a result of last years merger between the United Co-op and the Co-operative Group, the ‘divi’ will return to Glossop Co-op Superstore on Norfolk Street. The Co-operative movement, which was founded in Rochdale in 1844, dropped its profit-share dividend in the 1970s when it […]
This week’s Tameside Advertiser features plans from Tameside Council to install equipment at Dukinfield Crematorium which will enable them to reuse heat from the cremation incineration process to light and heat the Crematorium. Environment Chief Robin Monk realises that the plans cover a sensitive issue and that they are unsure how local people will react […]
Honours were even at Saturday’s local derby game of Gamesley verses Stalybridge Celtic Reserves, with the finishing at 1 – 1. No game for the reserves this week, with next week’s planned match seeing the reserves away to Golborne Sports Reserves with the first team at home in another local derby match against Curzon Ashton […]
Congratulations to Dave Wilcox, County Councillor for the Etherow Ward which covers Gamesley, Hadfield and Tintwistle, who has been given an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List. The award has been made for services to local government, and notes many of the bodies and position Dave has held or been involved in since been […]
Tonight sees the pre Christmas meeting of the full council, which looks tohave a packed agenda starting off with a special meeting to transfer thefreedom rights to the Mercian Regiment, followed by several questions tocouncil's executive members on topics including the Crescent and Recycling. Several recommendations from a number of council committee's including whowill be […]
From Monday 17th December until after the Christmas break (either January14th or January 21st depending on the date on your collection calendar)there will be no collection of the green-lidded bin or recycling boxes,instead during this time, there will be a weekly black bin collection. Christmas cards and wrapping paperChristmas cards and wrapping paper, which are […]
Council Offices will be shut from 4.30pm Christmas Eve until 9.00am onWednesday 2nd January.The Council's call centre 'call High Peak' will close at 5.00pm on ChristmasEve, but will be open again between 9.00am and 4.00pm on Thursday 27, Friday28, and Monday 31 December. The call centre will then be shut until itresumes its normal 8.00am […]
Christmas Greeting's and seasonal best wishes to all those that read thisblog, either on the web or via the Glossop Advertiser. I hope you all have avery happy and relaxing Christmas and New Year.
Following on from a first flag of the issue in July, and it been raised in a whole host of other places since then, it is good to see that there is now a campaign group running to Save the Woodhead Tunnel which will have a meeting to get people involved in the Campaign this […]
Last Thursday evening saw a meeting of the High Peak Borough Council Labour Group. As well as the usual updates and reports on current issues been considered by the various select and other committee’s on the council, items on the agenda for next weeks council meeting were also discussed. In particular concerns were raised (more […]